vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
impudent; shameless; brazen
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
partly for fun; capricious
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
form; method; system; formula
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to scatter away; to vanish
tippler; drunkard; heavy drinker
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
close-cropped head; bald hill
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
malnutrition; malnourishment
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to put on airs; to assume importance
gesture; gesticulation; motion